Rocket Day 2010

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Rocket Day 2010

Update: Originally posted as Elizabeth Shea park in error, corrected below.


This Fall's Rocket Day will be held at J.B. Williams Park at 12pm on October 17th. There will be a cost of $5 per scout's rocket, each rocket will be launched twice depending on the condition after the first launch.

We're looking for a few parents to help setup rockets for launch.


Parents are encouraged to bring digital cameras and video equipment, if possible to share pictures so they can be posted at this site.



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Pinewood Derby Sponsor Spotlight: Nick Mancuso, Counselors at Law

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Nick can be reached by calling 860-257-9500 or nmancuso@logangrady.com

Please fell free to call and use his expertise. And don't forget to mention you are involved with Pack 61.

Thank you Nick for your support of Pack 61.

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Pinewood Derby Sponsor Spotlight: Economy Oil

Please join us in supporting a local company that supports our pack - Economy Oil

Economy Oil has 3 locations for your convenience and no appointment necessary.

• 315 Broad St., Manchester - 860-647-8997
• 2711 Main St., Glastonbury - 860-659-9292
• 15 Hartford Trnp (Rt 20), Vernon - 860-975-1222

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• Full Service oil chance
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• Anti-freeze flush
• Fuel Injection Cleaning
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• Automatic Transmission Fluid Flush
• Air Filtration system replacement
• Aquapel Rain Repellent glass treatment
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• Cabin Air Filter replacement

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Thank you Economy Oil for supporting Pack 61 and Scouting!

Join, Rejoining and our first meeting of the new session

This September we welcome back returning scouts and introduce ourselves to our future friends.

• On September 15th we'll have our joining night where new scouts can sign up and our returning scouts can check in and pay their dues for the year. This will be held in Charrier Hall from 6pm until 7pm

• On September 17th we'll have our first pack meeting of the 2010-2011 session. Scouts should attend this in uniform for our meeting in Charrier hall starting at 7pm till about 8pm.
  
  

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Blue and Gold on Saturday the 27th!

If you have not heard, February 2010 is the 100th anniversary of the Boy Scouts. There are many celebrations for this all over the world, but Pack 61's celebration will be on 2/27 at SCC from 5-7:30. And it will be an awesome celebration, with cool decorations, great food and unforgettable entertainment. I hope that the scout and his family, and whoever else wants to come, will join everyone and just have a FUN night. Here are some details:

When - 2/27, 5PM
Where - SCC
Why - It's Scouting's birthday!!!
Who - everyone you want to bring

The 'main' food will be provided by the Pack. It will be kid friendly food and a lot of it so come hungry.
Each Den will bring something to share and is as follows:

• Side dish (ie green bean casserole, pasta salad, potato salad, etc) - Webelos 2, Webelos 1 and Tigers
• Dessert - Bears and Wolves

The scout is FREE, 5 and under are free, 6-12 is $3.00 and 13 and up are $6. There max a family would pay is $18.00.

The entertainment this year is The Taboras (www.thetaboras.com). They incorporate magic with their mind blowing show SENSE. You will truly be amazed and leave asking "How did they do that?"

Please RSVP to me so we know how much food to buy and cook. ALL family members are welcome - cousins, grandparents, potential scouters, everyone!!

We will also need volunteers - help in the kitchen, buying the food, decorations, clean up. I thank you in advance.

Please contact us if you have any questions: pack61easthartford@gmail.com

Movie night and final weigh-in 1-22-2010

Join us Friday January 22nd for our pre-derby movie night. This year we'll be playing Up for our our wilderness explorers ... er, cub scouts I mean.

Also we'll be doing the final check-out on the track and checking in any last minute cars.

The Webelos group will be working on their Leave No Trace advancement.

Movie will start at 6:30pm, try to arrive before lights out.

Every car needs a garage

On Saturday, February 6th the Glastonbury Home Depot will be having their monthly kids workshop. This month the project will be this handsome car display, perfect for the derby car you will be racing next week.

Please let us know at pack61easthartford@gmail.com if you are interested, we need to let them know how many scouts are coming.

Workshop will be from 9am to 12pm, 115 Putnam Boulevard, Glastonbury, CT

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Derby weigh-in nights next week

Reminder, we have the weigh-in nights on Tuesday January 19th & Thursday January 21st. Cars will be weighed and collected if they are ready. We will do a limited number of weigh-ins on Friday the 22nd but this is also movie night and the time we test the track so please do not wait till the last minute.

Updates coming

There haven't been a lot of of updates the last few weeks, we'd like to say the pipes that compose the internet froze but it was actually just being busy around the holidays. Look for some information on the upcoming Pinewood Derby as well as the Blue and Gold banquet coming up.